斯普拉特利群島

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Chinese

phonetic archipelago; chain of islands
trad. (斯普拉特利群島/斯普拉特利羣島) 群島/羣島
simp. (斯普拉特利群岛) 群岛

Etymology

Calque of English Spratly Islands.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

斯普拉特利群島

  1. Spratly Islands

Usage notes

Typically used by media based outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan publishing in Chinese. The conventional way to refer to the Spratly Islands in Chinese is 南沙群島南沙群岛 (Nánshā Qúndǎo).